Franklin Pierce

On November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, young Franklin Pierce was born. Franklin Pierce was one out of eight children born under the roof of Benjamin and Anna Kendrick Pierce. When Franklin was 30 he married Jane Means Appleton, they later had three kids which all died in various ways. Their first child died two days after being born, and their second child died at age four of epidemic typhus. The last son they had was beheaded in a train accident in front of Pierce, leaving him devastated, and depressed. Attending Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, Pierce excelled in public speaking as well as academics. When he graduated in 1824, he was the top three students of his class. Later, in 1826, with the intention to study law,…

Part of my interest in researching memory and pop culture in American History is its connection to the domestic and military policy of the present. In other words, it is not just distinguishing people’s feelings/memories/emotions about a particular historical subject from the actual history (what people believe about their history versus what is actually true about that history), but also the impact of those feelings/memories/emotions on the formation of current government, both local and…

Tragedy hit Pierce immediately before his inauguration when Benjamin, his final remaining son then aged 11, died in a train accident in which he and his wife were involved but survived. As a consequence he entered the Presidency in a state of grief and depression. Later in life political controversy, poor health, and the deaths of both his wife and his best friend caused Pierce to fall into a deep and overwhelming depression from which he would never recover. Abraham Lincoln was said to have…

On Saturday January 28th, 2017 I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with a close family friend of mine. Edward, or Ed as we call him is 76 years old and was born in Concord New Hampshire. Since then he has moved to Bradford New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife, Lorraine. I selected to meet and talk with Ed because I knew he would have a great deal of stories, information, and personal experiences with the types of media that were widely used when he was just a kid. Ed was open…

The act of bridge building has changed the course of the world. Without bridges we wouldn’t be able to cross large bodies of water that previously prevented us from growing as a nation and expanding into worlds we once thought was held back from us. The construction of a bridge does more than link two pieces of land together. It exemplifies the notion that we will not be held back by the power of mother nature. While also changeling us to expand into realms through creativity and reason. The…

My presence in this meeting is for the case for Community college. I would like to introduce myself as Matthew Cortez, a student from Los Angeles Pierce Community College and I 've been a student at Pierce College for just a one semester and I learned something. I am here to speak with Los Angeles City Council concerning about the closure of all Los Angeles Community Colleges. I 've learned a community college is not just for people who are just trying to get further in their education but its…

by the ACCJC due to “fiscal and governance problems” (Asimov, 2014). If the college failed to keep its accreditation it can still operate, however, it will not be eligible for State and Federal resources. Table 1 brings to light the number of sanctions the LACCD received over the last decade from the ACCJC. According to Table 1, LASC received the greatest number of sanctions/warnings over the last ten years while LAMC received one. In some cases, schools may receive a sanction if their…

the Federal Emergency Relief Administration provided education, health, and provided vaccines for millions of Americans in need. Furthermore, one of Franklins most popular relief programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps which offered unemployed young men a chance to work while conserving natural resources. By the end of the program in 1942, the 3 million workers had checked soil erosion, tamed rivers, planted over two billion trees, and created vast new recreation areas open to millions of…

everyone in the colonies. The only efficient way of spreading news and opinions was to write a book. Many well-known authors came out of this time period and many of their works are still being talked about and reviewed today. Thomas Paine was an ideal author during this time period and is one of the few authors who are still being learned about today. His most famous writings were Common Sense and The Crisis, every person who goes to school has learned about Paine at some point in time. A…

the goal to "lay and levy such general duties, imposts, or taxes, as to [the colonists] appear most equal and just" (Doc 5). As the English colonies had grown and prospered, the British had created many taxes on the colonies and their imports to increase English profit. Dislike of these tax laws existed throughout the colonies, and it unified them in an effort to reclaim their own economy. In "The Problem of Colonial Union", Benjamin Franklin also rallied for representation, stating that the…